Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

 “1)  . . . these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.  2) And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 3) Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.  4) He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  5) But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.  6) He who says he abides in Him ought Himself also to walk just as He walked.” 1 John 2:1-6 ( NKJV)

YAHWEH/JEHOVAH/the LORD set mankind for full restoration from before the beginning of time because He who is Omniscient knew that the free-will decision of Adam would be to “go along” with ignorance which is defined as: 1 The state of being ignorant; the condition of not being informed; lack of knowledge. 2 An act, offense, or sin due to ignorance.¹ For the thief who only comes to steal and kill and destroy (John 10:10a) tricked Eve whereas Adam had been fully informed by the LORD directly (Genesis 2:15-17). Therefore, though mankind was created for dominion over the earth, complete with power to fulfill our God-given assignments (Genesis 1:26-28), the first Adam’s free-will decision to act contrary to the “advice” of the LORD ushered sin into the earth which severely restricted our ability to destroy the power of darkness until the mystery of the plan of GOD from before the beginning was revealed in YESHUA/JESUS (Romans 16:25-26; Ephesians 1:9-10; Colossians 1:26; 2 Timothy 1:9). This JESUS, born in the flesh sans sin, walked in perfect obedience to the will of God the Father, took the sins of all mankind through an excruciating death on the cross, entered into Hell wherein He took back the keys of death and Hades (Revelation 1:18), was resurrected and seated at the right hand of God the Father, “21)  Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come.  22)  And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church . . . 23)  Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all . . .” Ephesians 2:21-23 (AMP).

 The God-given assignment of John the Baptist was to prepare the way of the First Coming of The Messiah – Jesus the Anointed One and His Anointing (John 1:6; Luke 1:76-80). In our current dispensation, the God-given assignment(s) of those “in Him” is to prepare the way of the Second Coming of Christ Jesus – the Living Word – KING of Kings and LORD of Lords” (Hebrews 9:28; Rev 22:7, 12, 20; John 1:14; Revelation 19:16). Over two thousand years ago, the redemptive work of Christ Jesus restored to each of those “in Him” the keys to implement or establish or manifest, in every way necessary, the victory He attained on behalf of all mankind. For all things are also under the feet of those who are “in Him” by the all redeeming, re-creating, reconciling, pacifying, all restoring blood of Jesus. Therefore, the spiritual warfare for which every person “in Him” is presently engaged (2 Corinthians 10:3-4) and fully equipped (Ephesians 6:10-18) is from the position of victory. Hence, the critical importance of comprehension AND application of God’s Word. Otherwise, how can a person utilize that which they’ve no knowledge? Or, how can a person lay hands on the sick for divine healing sans the knowledge that authority in the Name above all names has been given for its use? Assuredly, the last thing that the thief (John 10:10a) wants those reconciled by the Blood unto the Family of GOD to be aware of is that satan is a defeated foe (Colossians 2:15). Those born anew by the Blood, with all rights and privileges as children of GOD restored by the redemptive work of Christ Jesus, are to “live in response to the Father as opposed to reaction to evil”. That is, wherever the LORD has placed us, we are to decree what will and won’t BE in the Name above all names. The Lord Jesus said, “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven . . . if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven” Matthew 18:18-19 (NIV).

 By revelation of the information in God’s Word by the Teaching of the Holy Spirit, we may know that satan is no match for the Sovereign Lord God Almighty. There is no struggle between the thief and the One who is Omniscient, Omnipresent and Omnipotent. For the fallen angel is not the opposite of GOD. Rather, the fallen angel is the opposite of God’s archangel – Michael; and by the Word of God we know that one of God’s angels alone smote 185,000 (2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37:36). According to God’s Word, the heirs of salvation – sons & daughters of GOD by the blood of Jesus have (at least) one angel of GOD assigned to each of them, yet they only move or act in keeping with God’s Word (Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 91:11-12 & 103:20). Therefore, as ambassadors of Christ we are to speak and do as the Lord Jesus who said that He only spoke and did as He heard of God the Father (John 5:19 & 8:26b, 28, 38 & 12:49-50 & 14:10). Howbeit we heed what is allowed into our own eye-gate and ear-gate because from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (Proverbs 4:20-24; Matthew 12:34 & 15:18).

 Speak the promise . . . Harriet

¹ Funk & Wagnalls. (1989). New International Dictionary of the English Language (Comprehensive Edition). J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company.